REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AND
CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
DATE: 11/03/2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board Members
FROM: Utilities Department
SUBJECT:
Title
Resolution authorizing submittal of a grant application to the Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2022.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Utilities Department proposed to submit a funding application to the Bureau of Reclamation to complete the upgrade and installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure throughout the City. Grant funding will partially offset the currently budgeted Capital Improvement Project's Advanced Metering Infrastructure Meter Replacement Project No. 76340.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the:
a. City Council adopt Resolution No. 2021-127 approving the application for grant funds for WaterSMART: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2022 Grant Program, Funding Opportunity Announcement No. R22AAS00023.
b. City Council designate the City Manager, or his designee, to receive and spend Water SMART: Water and Energy Efficiency Grant funds in accordance with all applicable program guidelines and state and federal laws.
c. City Council authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to act as an agent with legal authority to enter into the grant agreement, conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents including, but not limited to, applications, agreements, payment requests, and any other grant required correspondence which may be necessary for the completion of the grant program that is consistent with or in furtherance of the City Council's actions hereunder.
d. City Council authorize the Finance Director, or her designee, to prepare and process any budgetary adjustments to receive and record WaterSMART: Water and Energy Efficiency Grant funds.
e. Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct that the C...
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